Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., Climate & environment
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: simplification and strengthening
Passed by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 617
- Against
- 18
- Abstained
- 19
roll-call vote at 14:19 · 94% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Antonio Decaro · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · Report A-10-2025-0085
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted its position on a proposal to simplify and strengthen the EU's carbon border adjustment mechanism, which aims to ease obligations for small importers.§1: source passage in the text The proposal introduces a de minimis exemption for imports below 50 tonnes, relieving around 90% of importers while keeping about 99% of emissions covered.§12: source passage in the text Parliament asks the Commission to refer the matter back if it substantially amends its proposal, and forwards its position to the Council and national parliaments.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots, ESN
- The Left For 29 for, 7 against, 1 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 47 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 123 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 67 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 171 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 72 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 79
- Patriots For 63 for, 6 against, 11 abstainedof 89
- ESN For 24 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 21 for, 3 against, 6 abstainedof 30
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
28 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted for (29 of 37). Against: 7, Abstained: 1
Anthony Smith (France, against), Arash Saeidi (France, against), Damien Carême (France, against), Leila Chaibi (France, against), Manon Aubry (France, against)
3 more from The Left
Marc Botenga (Belgium, abstained), Marina Mesure (France, against), Younous Omarjee (France, against)
Greens voted for (47 of 48). Against: 1
Ignazio Roberto Marino (Italy)
S&D voted for (123 of 124). Abstained: 1
Maria Grapini (Romania)
Patriots voted for (63 of 80). Against: 6, Abstained: 11
Anna Maria Cisint (Italy, abstained), Elisabeth Dieringer (Austria, against), Georg Mayer (Austria, against), Gerald Hauser (Austria, against), Harald Vilimsky (Austria, against)
12 more from Patriots
Hermann Tertsch (Spain, abstained), Isabella Tovaglieri (Italy, abstained), Jorge Buxadé Villalba (Spain, abstained), Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal (Spain, abstained), Margarita De La Pisa Carrión (Spain, abstained), Paolo Borchia (Italy, abstained), Petra Steger (Austria, against), Raffaele Stancanelli (Italy, abstained), Roberto Vannacci (Italy, abstained), Roman Haider (Austria, against), Silvia Sardone (Italy, abstained), Susanna Ceccardi (Italy, abstained)
ESN voted for (24 of 25). Against: 1
Ivan David (Czechia)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 part of the text voted on separately (1 lapsed).